This glorious fish exhausts all superlatives. In prime condition it puts
even the Emperor Angelfish to shame. Found on most of the reefs surrounding the
Philippines group, it is only available in Great Britain for a considerable sum and large
specimens are of course much more expensive. Large public aquaria lucky enough to have a
Majestic Angelfish on exhibition usually proudly display the fact in the entrance.
This is one of the more difficult marine fishes to persuade to start feeding in
captivity and one must certainly provide either well-matured sea water in
good-heart or a pre-aged preparation. However, even these precautions are not
necessarily guarantors of success with this species.